Nicolet, T-V, Quebec (1881 census)
Nicolet, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,764. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141595. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.212°N, 72.601°W.
Population
In 1881, Nicolet, T-V had a population of 3,764: 1,861 male and 1,903 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,095 |
| 1861 | 2,856 |
| 1871 | 2,797 |
| 1881 | 3,764 |
| 1891 | 2,518 |
| 1901 | 2,225 |
| 1911 | 2,593 |
| 1921 | 2,342 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Nicolet, T-V, 1891 (2.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Nicolet, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,764 total population, 1,903 females, 1,861 males, 1,150 married persons, 702 families, 580 married males, 570 married females, 153 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 61 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,461 single persons under 18, 1,241 single females under 18, 1,220 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 550 inhabited houses, 550 occupied houses, 51 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 54,633 bushels of oats, 17,343 bushels of potatoes, 12,201 bushels of buckwheat, 11,108 bushels of peas and beans, 4,681 tons of hay, 3,047 bushels of spring wheat, 2,622 acres of hay crops, 2,477 bushels of corn, 2,006 bushels of other root crops, 1,000 bushels of turnips, 749 bushels of barley, 523 acres of wheat, 425 bushels of rye, 201 acres of potatoes, 150 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,764 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141595
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolet,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolet
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Nicolet, T-V, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nicolet-t-v-qc051007-1881/.